Plants

[|Chesapeake Bay Grasses] [|hg] [|Bay Grasses]

Also read the Chesapeake Bay books on the white bookcase for relevant information.

- Provide food and habitat. -shelter for crabs, fish, herring,weak fish and white perch -__Oxygen sunlight and water turn in to oxygen using the grass__ __-trap anchor pieces that cloud the water other wise it burys bottom dwelling species__ -sucks up excess nutrients they fuel the groth of an algei that blocks sunlight that bay grasses need to grow
 * 1. Why are bay grasses important to the health of the Chesapeake Bay?**


 * 2. Why are bay grasses important for blue crabs?**

Female blue crabs hide in grass after molting (shedding their shell). -The crabs hide in the grass from predators


 * 3. Name some of the common bay grasses. Tell where they are located. What do they look like?**
 * -eelgrass, widgeon grass, redhead grass, sago pondweed, common waterweed, coontail, curly pondweed, eurasian watermilfoil, horned pondweed, hydrilla, water chestnut, water stargrass, wild celery.**